Month: November 2020

2:46 PM ET Harry Kane became the third Tottenham Hotspur player to score 200 goals for the club as he poached the opener in his side’s comfortable 3-1 victory away to Bulgarian side Ludogorets in Europa League Group J on Thursday. The England striker headed Tottenham in front after 13 minutes and then set up
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1:17 PM ET United States international forward Josh Sargent will miss out on upcoming friendlies against Wales and Panama after club side Werder Bremen declined to release him, citing COVID-19-related quarantines in Germany. “The decision has been made due to a regulation from the Bremen health authority, which states that players who are returning from
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5:19 PM ET James Capps Arsenal continued their 100% start to their Europa League campaign with a 4-1 victory over Molde at the Emirates on Thursday night. The hosts went behind against the run of play after Martin Ellingsen pounced on some passive Arsenal defending to curl a bouncing effort past Bernd Leno midway through
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11:23 AM ET Diego Maradona could be discharged from a hospital in Buenos Aires on Thursday, although his personal doctor recommends that the Argentina football legend remain at least until Friday to recover after he underwent surgery to remove a subdural hematoma. “Everything is always open with Diego. If he wants to go, well we
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8:02 AM ET Editor’s note: Erling Haaland and Borussia Dortmund face eight-time defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on Saturday (12:30 p.m. ET, stream LIVE on ESPN+) ERLING HAALAND WAS EVERYWHERE. Each time Norway played the ball upfield against Honduras at last year’s U20 World Cup, Haaland floated away from the defense effortlessly, the ball landing
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2:51 PM ET Basaksehir celebrated a stunning win over Manchester United on Monday. Salih Zeki Fazlıoglu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Manchester United were stunned 2-1 at Basaksehir in their Champions League Group H match on Wednesday. The hosts jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from former Chelsea striker Demba Ba and Edin Visca
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10:49 AM ET England boss Gareth Southgate has called for Harry Kane to receive greater protection from international referees after claiming the England captain is “kicked from pillar to post” in every game. Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho launched an impassioned defence of Kane earlier this week in response to claims he ‘bought’ a penalty by
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7:12 PM ET Gerard Pique acknowledged that decline had set in at Barcelona in recent seasons, but says the demands at the Catalan club will not allow for a transition year. The 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in August triggered changes at Camp Nou from top to bottom, with president Josep Maria Bartomeu, coach Quique
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6:42 AM ET A total of 10 Paris Saint-Germain players were stuck in an elevator ahead of their Champions League clash at RB Leipzig. A day before the match, first team players including Angel Di Maria, Marquinhos, Moise Kean, Presnel Kimpembe and Leandro Paredes were stuck in the hotel lift for 50 minutes. – Stream
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10:25 PM ET Benji Michel broke a tie in the 84th minute for 10-man Orlando City, who earned a 2-1 win against the visiting Columbus Crew in a battle for third place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference on Wednesday. Orlando (11-3-8, 41 points, 1.86 points per game) moved in front of the Crew (11-6-5,
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8:20 PM ET Chivas has expelled Dieter Villalpando amid a sexual abuse allegation, while three other players have been suspended. Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire Liga MX giant Chivas has expelled midfielder Dieter Villalpando from the club after he was accused of committing a sexual abuse crime against a female at a party, while Eduardo “La Chofis” Lopez, Jose
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5:08 PM ET RB Leipzig fought back to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at home in a pulsating Champions League Group H clash on Wednesday that kept them on course for a round-of-16 spot while putting the French side, who finished the game with nine men, in a precarious position. Angel Di Maria had given PSG
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4:24 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brushed off suggestions he could be sacked following the humiliating Champions League defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir. United lost 2-1 in Turkey on Wednesday to increase the pressure on Solskjaer’s position. – Ratings: Fernandes, Matic both 4/10 in shock defeat– Stream ESPN FC Daily
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